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Webster 1913 Edition


instalment

in-stall′ment

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in-stal′ment

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Noun.
1.
The act of installing; installation.
Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their
installment
, to do impartial justice by law.
Milton.
2.
The seat in which one is placed.
[Obs.]
The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . .
Each fair
installment
, coat, and several crest
With loyal blazon, evermore be blest.
Shakespeare

Definition 2024


instalment

instalment

English

Noun

instalment (plural instalments)

  1. (Britain, Canada) Alternative spelling of installment
  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:instalment.

Usage notes

  • Both spellings common in Commonwealth countries outside the UK.
  • US prefers installment.

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